{"product_id":"silent-wings-at-war-pa-john-l-lowden-9781588340344","title":"Silent Wings at War Pa","description":"The pilots were known as \"suicide jockeys\" and the aircraft they flew were called \"flak bait.\" Towed behind modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat gliders were used in some of the riskiest missions of World War II, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In \u003ci\u003eSilent Wings at War\u003c\/i\u003e, John L. Lowden combines his own recollections with those of fellow veterans to create a vivid, gritty, jocose memoir of war as he and other glider pilots and their passengers knew it. These true tales of courage, as well as command blunders, make a substantial contribution to WWII literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John L. Lowden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588340341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588340344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.12w x 0.53d","brand":"John L. Lowden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979264753919,"sku":"9781588340344","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a74f995-4ba7-4a34-a742-4d30318dae73.jpg?v=1683244644","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silent-wings-at-war-pa-john-l-lowden-9781588340344","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}